“Lauren Baer apparently didn’t get the memo that Nancy Pelosi is the most unpopular political figure in every competitive House district this year," NRCC spokesperson Maddie Anderson said in an email. "In a cycle where record numbers of Democrats are desperately trying to distance themselves from Pelosi, Baer is sticking nice and close to her role model. This is a truly exciting development.”

Democrat Pam Keith, a former U.S. Navy attorney who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2016, is also running for the seat.